North Dakota State Bison vs. Montana State Bobcats | FCS National Championship Highlights | ESPN CFB
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- North Dakota State Bison vs. Montana State Bobcats | FCS National Championship Highlights | ESPN CFB
Watch these highlights as the No. 2 North Dakota State Bison jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and hold on to defeat the No. 1 Montana State Bobcats, 35-32, in the NCAA FCS National Championship Game. The Bison were led by QB Cam Miller who threw for 200 YDS and 2 TDS, while rushing for 121 YDS & 2 TDS.
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Dont care who won. This game was superb! FCS plays some GREAT football!
Go watch the semifinal game between NDSU and SDSU. That game was just as good
What a game. FCS is underrated
always has been
@@TheGLA kool the ncaa gave them a 2 seed after losing to usd, NDSU would not have won in Bozeman
The NDSU vs SDSU semifinal games was just as good
@jrod264winmag You literally just said that...After NDSU won in Bozeman last year 😂
@@paidtourist6563And the cats were not good last year, do you recall their record
Ten national championships in 14 years is WILD 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥
The wild part is that in 2016 NDSU lost in the semifinal game. Had they won the semifinal game, NDSU would have played a team in the natty that they already beat by 28 points in the regular season. That would have been their 6th straight natty.
In the 2020 c*vid spring season, NDSU was down by 4 points in the quarterfinal game and threw an incomplete pass in the endzone on 4th down with like 6 seconds left in the game. The team they almost beat ended up winning the natty. That would have been NDSU's 10th straight natty.
In 2022 NDSU was about to go up 28-7 on South Dakota State in their regular season matchup before throwing an INT in the endzone on a gadget play. NDSU lost that gane 23-21 to SDSU. After that game NDSU lost close to half their starting roster to the transfer portal. Later that same season, NDSU lost to SDSU in the national championship game 44-21...That would have been NDSU's 11th straight natty.
In 2023 NDSU lost the semifinal game in double overtime to Montana. That would have at very least been NDSU's 13th Natty appearance in a row...
In 2010 (NDSU's 3rd year of playoff eligibility), NDSU lost an overtime on a missed call against the eventual national champions Eastern Washington. That would have been NDSU's 14th straight national championship game appearance
Oh and in 2006 and 2007 (While NDSU was only 2 and 3 years removed from D2, they were already ranked #1 in the country and would have won 2 more national titles...
NDSU has had only 5 losing seasons since 1960
Crazy what happens with ncaa help
🙂I was hoping that South Dakota would win it all...I'm a big fan of South Dakota player Travis Thies🙂 Thies is going to be a great running back in the NFL😎
That's why FCS is a joke
My nephew Miles Jackson is a cornerback at Montana State Bobcats. Good football 🏈 game. I can't believe 14 in a row
Was at the game. The championship atmosphere was unbelievable. Whole game came down to Tommy and Cam and who wanted it more. Great teams, great game.
NDSU is an absolute Machine. Great Coaching staff and Players that buy-in equal Champions!
I followed them since they played CU and became a big fan. Congratulations!!!
Cam took this season personally. He put the team on his back and won us the championship
The QB being able to run right up the middle of the field untouched and nobody even near for a 64 yard TD is just crazy
It was a perfect play call for man coverage with no QB spy
Spread out the defense with an empty backfield and run a QB draw. Once the ball is snapped, the DBs and safeties are all chasing a WR. The linebackers are doing the same basically. No one accounts for the QB.
Outstanding play call for the situation, but as an Iowa fan, I’m picturing Phil Parker spitting out his coffee when he sees that defensive formation. 👀 😱 they left a gap in the middle big enough for Moses.
Montana State QB didn't have to knock over that trash can.
Kids ☕️
made a big mess
I loved that
No class at all. Hoping they’d lose after that
Brat
Congratulations Bison! Great game!
Wow! Now that’s a championship football game!
The ndsu bison is the dominant and greatest fcs football team ever. They have cemented their place in ncaa fcs history and will continue to be dominant.
I’m a lifelong Oklahoma Sooners fan fan but in the last 5 years or so I’ve been watching the FCS teams play and they’re sometimes better games than FBS!
I agree 100%. I think some of it is these kids tend to stay at the school for all 4-5 yrs instead of transfering every year.
@@SuperLooneyrooneymore than some. At least 60 percent of an FCS roster stays together. Transfer portal happens much more at FBS level
Boomer Sooner!!! NIL has turned FBS into Lil Bro NFL and I hate it. The poaching from FCS is about to get more prevalent, it's already been a thing with most G5 schools. NCAA could fix it but they don't care.... member when athletes had to sit out a year after transferring? They did away with that and now it's a circus
Facts
Hook ‘Em 🤘🏻🤘🏻
4:11 why he knock over that trash can 😭
bro fr😂 no way he ain mean to do tht
What do you expect from a player who's a sore loser?
@@GermanShepherd1983 I mean the game was even close to over at that point though.
@@GermanShepherd1983 hes running full speed if you played football you’d know it’s hard to stop
@@lTha208lNAHHHH watch again dude he intentionally knocked it over 😂😂😂
Best football game I've watched in a long time. Prime time players on that field. Left it all out there. Hats off to both teams.
Montana state was the real deal. They just broke the golden rule when playing the bison….dont make mistakes.
That’s any team lol
NDSU's defense let Montana State back in that game just like they blew the USD game and the Colorado game. Super frustrating secondary this year
@@paidtourist6563 they got their 10th though lol
I think they broke the golden rule of college playoff football-never be favored. College sports run on emotion and being the underdog is an advantage in the locker room. Montana State, like so many others, fashioned their team after the NDSU system, with an NDSU coach. It’s part of what makes the FCS so competitive and interesting. 🦬
MSU defense should have been more aggressive the first half! The 55 yard gap should never had happened!@@paidtourist6563
NDSU fan from Idaho! LET’S GO 🤘💚💛🦬
I remember the first in 2011. Wow what a run. Go 🦬 Bison
Congrats man. It's crazy how much y'all have won lol
While I follow the Big 10, I keep an eye on the FCS along the way. College football the way it was supposed to be played. Incredible how the Dakota's and Montana's have simply dominated the platform for so long. Great rivalries, great fan following.
Amazing game to watch. New FCS fan
Trey lance younger bro is a beast and both Qb’s on both teams are legit af
IK both qb’s need to be in the nfl no cap
What a great game between these two teams! It's sad that either one had to lose!😢 Congratulations to both schools!!!🎉
The teams were fairly evenly matched. Such a fun game to watch. Had Montana State not made such a critical defensive mistake in the first quarter it could’ve had completely different outcomes. The FCS is fun to watch with so much less commercialization.
Cam Miller thinking "this must have been what Moses felt like when God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites!" I've never seen the center of the field so wide open!
Had to be something they saw happen previously as they studied tape.
Set up the formation, down, distance to re-create MSU def presnap movements
Good coaching
I was at this game and it was LOUD! Great football and passionate fans. Some of the fans drove between 16-22 hours to get to Frisco.
When Mellott runs through the North Dakota sideline and tips the trashcan though🤣
I am an Oregon Ducks 🦆. My nephew Miles Jackson is on Montana State Bobcats. Plays cornerback. I wish they won but a good game. FCS is enjoy to watch!
@@roolyfe NDSU plays Oregon in 2028
Oregon plays Montana State week 1 next year.
FCS is still DIVISION 1 football, gotta remind ourselves that. And you got a QB on the field with 51 consecutive starts, a 4 year starter at collegiate quarterback D1 FCS level. That Will transition much better in the NFL than a Division 1 FBS 3 time trasfer portal athlete from an SEC team with only 1 year as a full starter
@@manman3792 can’t make excuses though. To win 10 titles since 2011 and have all the streaks and hardware they have js absolutely ridiculous. It’s legit an awesome program.
@@s.l.2409No excuses at all. Its a great program, which was my point when I mentioned “FCS is Division 1 football.” NDSU is s great program
Yep. That small program has 3 QB on NFL rosters today. How many big programs an say that.
@ wentz chiefs, Lance cowboys, and stick chargers.
@@s.l.2409 didn’t the jacks just send 3 to the pros last year?
Best college post season game so.far this year 🎊🤙🇺🇸
Texas vs Arizona state
Yeah Texas vs AZ State was better, but this was close
@@obi-wankenobi1750as a Texas fan I despised 99% of that game.
@@abelramirez7320 as a third party with zero attachment to either team it was wildly entertaining.
Did you see the NDSU vs SDSU semifinal game? Just as good
NDSU played very well tonight they gave their seniors a proper send off
How do you not show the big third down catch by Raja Nelson on the last drive for NDSU? That was one of the plays of the game!
Corporate ESPN does whatever they feel like, fans don't matter.
ESPN highlights are trash. Believe it or not, this is actually one of the better highlights they have put together this post-season. Some of the others have missing scores, duplicates plays for no reason, 2 yard runs on first downs, jumping around in the timeline, etc. It's honestly confusing what is going on over there
Raja had a great game making several key catches.
@@dacypher22I've seen so many vids from them with duplicate plays. They wonder why no name channels get more views than them
Go Bison! 👍🏻🎉💥🏈
What a game. FCS is always fun.
Les't go 🔰NDSU🦬GRETTINGS FROM ARGENTINA..🇦🇷
Yes😂
The Bison are an international brand lol 🔥🦬
The real college football playoff 🤷♂️
4:47: Cam literally used a ref as a blocker. That was absolutely epic. GREAT JOB BISON!
High IQ play for sure. I saw that and was rolling. Got his extra 5 yards with that pickup block. Thanks to the 🦓.😂😭
What a QB battle, both could throw and run really, really well!
Hahah… 4:11 Tommy dumped the trash but in the end the Bison took out the trash! 🤟🏼.
Trashy move. Thought he had more class than that.
He's now called "Trash Can Tommy". Yep, totally classless move from a classless program.
The bison are the f@king trash dude. F@ck NDSU
@@GermanShepherd1983agreed. Go Griz
Speaking if trash, ndsu are the chiefs of fcs and their slobbering fans are just as bad.
That QB knocked over the trash can on purpose LOL
i thought so too
@@mauinix4563 The can was talking trash to Tommy
Alot of NFL level talents in this game
A lot of talent that will sadly go unnoticed by NFL scouts
DOLPHINS TAKE NOTE OF THE QBs.
@@kFlame-yg2etthey know who those teams are
@@kFlame-yg2etscouts have been at every NDSU game and some NDSU practices. It never goes unnoticed
@kFlame-yg2et. Like what paidtourist said, NFL scouters have been at MSU games since brawl of the wild
#5's catch was simply one of the best I've seen.
@@bleedingeyeball27 Then you didn't see his catch against SDSU in the semifinal game...Or his catch against Northern Iowa
Lance’s best catch of the season was the onside kick!
Im already drawn to the NDSU vs SDSU rivalry just due to geography. But I'm going to start following FCS level alot more closely starting next year.
BTW, this is the 10th NCAA DIVISION 1 FCS FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE for NDSU Football (18th overall; First 8 came in NCAA DIVISION 2 Level). Overall, this is the 30th NCAA TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE for NDSU Athletics.
Nah I'm positive the CFP Natty won't be this lit🔥 Great game. And that guy QB1 Tommy is fast as fun!
Texas vs AZ state was great
My man didn’t have to push the trash can over!😂
This was a good game! NDSU keeps adding championship after championship!
18 total now. Tied for Yale for most nattys in college football history
I haven’t really kept up with FCS before this year, and just happened to go to a football game at my local college (ETSU) with a buddy. They were playing NDSU and almost BEAT them. ETSU was up with just a few minutes left and choked hard.
Playing tough opponents every single week is what really benefits NDSU over the course of a season. They always get the very best effort from any team they oppose and the Missouri Valley conference teams are always among the best in the nation. By the time the playoffs come around, NDSU is battle hardened.
Who is going to pick that up? 4:10
My man 100% tipped that over on purpose.
Lmao I’ve never seen a player do that before 😅
What a game between two outstanding programs!
This team would’ve also beat Colorado if not for a couple blatant no calls towards the end of that game, impressive squad
If we just wouldve had All-American S Cole Wisneski healthy we wouldve won
Secondsry was up & down all year.
Great game by BOTH teams! Well executed and minimal mistakes.
Go NDSU
NDSU is the Bama of FCS
Technically NDSU is more dominant in FCS than Bama is at the FBS level. Nobody at the FBS level has dominated that league like NDSU has dominated the FCS.
NDSU has had 11 natty appearances in the last 14 seasons and 2 of the 3 years they missed the natty game, they lost by 10 in a semifinal hame and lost in double overtime in another semifinal game. Or else they would have had 13 natty game appearances in 14 years
Correction. Bama was the NDSU of FBS. That Bison team is a legit program. Such dominance is remarkable.
@@paidtourist6563 And in 2010 season, before the epic run started NDSU lost to Eastern Washington in the quarters on a very controversial call where the NDSU QB lost the ball and was called a fumble after his knee was down. You could legitimately add that to the list.
This has best the most exciting season for the FCS that I can remember. Lots of talent, especially the last four teams, NDSU, MSU, USD, and SDSU. Next year is gonna be a blast! Congratulations Bison and Bobcats!
Hoping USD makes history and make it to the championship game next year.
The year of the Dakotas,North and South!!!
Both qb's looked very solid and like they could do well in a power conference with accuracy and precise throws on the run.
Apparently they both turned down FBS schools to remain at their FCS schools to finish what they both started.
NDS came to Boulder to play CU this year and they were very impressive! I know our fans took them very serious. What a great game to watch! Congrats to the bison
Great game! Congratulations to both teams.
Montana St hasn't won this championship since 1984, NDS has won it 10 times in the last 14 years
Incredible game!
Good championship game!!! 2 great QB battle...they both can be next Josh Allen in the NFL.
Some quality football played here..excited game..got some future pros out there.
Not having someone there to fair catch it was a terrible decision. They just guaranteed themselves no shot if they didn't get the block.
It's a shame someone had to lose this game.
Yeah fr. These teams played so freaking hard. Awesome game
I missed the NDSU stop on 4th down, my smart tv was cutting out and the wife had to keep restarting it. At the half i drove to a sports bar and watched the 2nd half.
No punt return guy???? You just gave up 5 seconds of play.
They wouldn't have returned that for a TD. If they got into field goal range, time would have already been expired. Their only hope was to sell out for the punt block
I was a little confused by that too. It seems like they were going all in on a block. Which seems kind of weird though because a block is so chaotic, you have no idea where the ball would go even if you can get the block and if you may be fully surrounded even if you can get the ball. I feel like having a punt returner back and just assuming you have to go hook and lateral would have been their best shot in that position.
@@paidtourist6563 or you could fair catch it and get a chance at one play.
Dumb decision tbh. Could've fair caught and tried hail mary.
@@maxbfit right... You'd think they would of left one guy to fair catch and then attempt a hail Mary or I know the odds aren't great but all season long during practice they don't attempt some lateral scheme...again the odds aren't the best but it's college not the NFL and its a championship game..I'm from Chicago and it just feels like something the bears would do by not even trying
Wow I am from Nebraska, a lifelong college football and Nebraska Cornhuskers fan. Not that that makes me special im just pre qualifying my analysis. Both teams are very good, impressive even if I must say. Both have great athletes and would compete consistently with mid to upper level FBS teams. Both deserve to be in this game. And I'm a Bison fan for after this.
Go watch the NDSU vs SDSU semifinal game. That game was just as good
Now u see why they played CU close. Could be a good FBS school
As a Bison fan, I always pull for the Huskers when I watch em!
Great National 🏆 game !!!!! 👏 to NDSU. Montana State showed they belonged there. MSU's HC gotta play the punt. It's The National 🏆. The last play could've been the best play of the game ...... the year.
Last game of the year, can't hold anything back.
One HOT TEAM from One COLD STATE !!!!!
Both are cold states lol
Enjoyed that more than any D-1 bowl game thus far.
This is what a dynasty looks like.
Strange how the league gave them a 2 seed after just getting beat by the coyote’s
@@jrod264winmagand they still proved their worthiness…….
@@_Maelgon_ And they would have lost by 20 in Bozeman
@jrod264winmag the cats would of lost in fargo and they got outplayed on a neutral field 🤡
@ keeeeeeeep telling yourself that
Kudos to both teams. Always good to see FCS getting some love from the fans. Hopefully it brings in new folks.
Great to see the championship back where it belongs!!
NDSU probably wouldn’t be here if they didn’t get favored by the league
@@jrod264winmagyou’re kidding, right? Stupidest comment of the day award
@@jrod264winmag lmao cut it out they are the best team in the fcs historically
Yes@@solodolo528
@@solodolo528 strange how the lost to coyotes but got 2 seed
Moving the game to Nashville will make it even more of an experience for the fans.
Good Move.
ik i can't be the only one that saw montana qb flip the trash can at 4:11 that pissed me smooth tf off.
Fcs I been saying so underrated they got some players going to the draft
FCS players go pro all the time. It’s highly underrated football
The BISON currently have 15 former players in the NFL
watching from the netherlands🇳🇱
Big hit at 4:11
That can never saw it coming.
What a game🔥
Bryce Lance is gonna be playing on Sundays. We see you #5 💯🔥🦬🟡🟢
His best reception of the season was that onside kick! 😂
thanks to his brother
@@tunahanturhan7182
He’s better then his brother!
Fabulous game. Always a winner, always a loser. Too bad, both teams were suoer good. Great competition, clean, minimal penalties, just a respectful football game.
What a awesome, clean, hard fought game!
Both teams deserved to win.
Would be interesting if the FCS National Champions were included in the BCS Playoffs
Don't think it would end well south Dakota State who was the defending 2 time champs played Oklahoma State this year and got blown out
The issue is that yes fcs is still division 1 but it's almost like junior varsity. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love watching it but that's the sad truth
LOL
@@Noble5476 That's a good point. To be fair, Ok State was ranked #17 at the time. But doesn't take away that South Dakota got wrecked by a Big 12 team that would go 3-9.
@@JomerTBthat's not 100% accurate. NDSU barely beat SDSU twice...But almost beat Colorado...Who beat Oklahoma State 52-0. It's all about matchups
North Dakota State Bison lost to the Colorado Buffalos this season (2024) by 5. It was a good game.
Wow. That was an amazing game
Anyone see that hit at 12:15😂 he killed him on the onside
I love that the whole championship and the game itself aren't sponsored. It just says "NCAA" and that's honestly awesome
FM Rocks!
The Bison run the FCS. The amount of disrespect NDSU got during this game from the network was simply astounding. This game was over the moment Miller recognized that busted coverage and walked in for a td.
Yup it was 4 Qtrs of Tommy M. Perpetual greatness paid commercial.
He bought into it with his " best team lost" comment.
@barryknoll6844 Got that right. When NDSU got their 4th td of the game to essentially seal it, ESPN was playing a Montana state high light reel going into commercial!
Great game. I live in North Dakota and work in Montana. I was pulling for NDSU. But if Montana won i wouldn't have been to upset.
FCS Is the most exciting football
North Dakota’s offensive line won them the game. They were bullying dudes
I'm surprised that North Dakota State actually lost two games this year ...
NDSU almost beat Colorado with 2 of their All-Americans out with injuries...and NDSU was up by 11 on USD and had a complete meltdown in the secondary and gave up 2 quick TDs to lose by 1 point. if NDSU plays USD 10 times this year, they win 9 out of 10 times
NDSU’s run is the best dynasty in ALL OF SPORTS
In history or right now
With help from the ncaa
If we’re going to push for all of sports, Penn State wrestling could challenge that. They’ve won 11 NCAA championships in the past 13 years. Plus, there’s no end in sight.
UConn women's basketball is up there... And UCLA basketball when John Wooden was coaching
@@markjackson6431 nope, Oklahoma softball
Both Cam Miller and Tommy Mellott balled out! I hope they both an NFL shot. Great game.
Miller NFL Mellott Canada. Mellott too short for the NFL?
Miller will be drafted and play in the NFL. Mellott will be lucky to last a couple years in the CFL.
Them boys are ballin
I don't know what to think about Montana St not having someone back to return the punt. I can understand trying to block the punt, but that's putting all your eggs in one basket because if you don't block it, it's over. If they had someone back to return, they still would've had a chance to block it, or they could've returned it for a touchdown, or they could've called a fair catch and gotten one more play.
I know right, it kind of reminds me of having a empty net in hockey and it usually doesn't work.
@@nickhill8612 At least there are situations where having an empty net improves your odds, even if they're still not very good. I just don't think having an 11th guy to block improves your odds to win by blocking enough to compensate for the fact that it eliminates your odds of winning by returning the kick for a touchdown or getting another play on offense.
@spencerhiginbotham7538
You are right, I have to agree with you there.
That was one helluva exhibition
The quarterback for Montana state is good and Montana State should be ranked in the actual rankings
4:11 They say Montana is better than North Dakota in every single way but I guess not when it comes to football and class LMAO
Don’t worry the Griz are way classier than the cats
Just a reminder that the NDSU football players rushed the MSU band after the game. There were a couple of injuries in the band
Just phenomenal.
Personal Foul.. Unnecessary roughness on the trash can
4:10
What a game!